She had never shot a firearm until Thursday when she shot my Glock 19 and 21. For a newbie, she did a fantastic job. At 15', she managed a three-round jagged hole with the G21 which is really something when you consider it has a set of XS Big Dots installed and it was her first time out. At any rate, the smaller framed G19 was easier for her to reach the trigger while the G21 required a slightly modified grip. She preferred the slightly less-snappy recoil of the .45 which may be in part due to it being a full-size.

At any rate, I want to encourage her and develop her marksmanship (or would that be markswomanship??) by buying a handgun more suited to her smaller hands. She's on a limited budget so it would be my handgun but available for her to train with it. We didn't have time for her to handle any of the range guns but I'm thinking a single-stack would better suit her (maybe a 1911??).

So this brings me to why I posted this thread here: as most women have relatively smaller hands, do any of you have suggestions for a handgun that we should look at the next time we go to the range?

Congrats on getting another person into firearms. My girlfriend tried a couple different guns, but ending up falling in love with the sig 239. It is on the smaller side, single stack, and metal, so recoil was not an issue. She tried that, the hk usp, and a S&W. Not sure what the S&W was, but she really liked that one too. Never had the chance to get her hands on a 1911, but I don't think it would have mattered, she was sold on the sig.

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Why do you need an armored car for an armored car service? Just start it in Alameda county. If you can have a gun show without guns surely the county attorney would understand an armored car company without an armored car.

A Sig P226 or P239 would probably fit her hands just fine. Still it's probably better if she tries as many handguns as possible to see what fits her comfortably. Even some .22's with wooden grips (like Buck Mark) can be a tad wide for the female hand.

I've medium to largish hands (size 8 in women's glove; but a men's medium is too big for my hands) and can handle my S&W 1911 just fine. The recoil took a bit of getting used to. I think with proper firearms instruction any shooter can learn to handle the recoil from a 1911.

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You're right. There's no possible way that CGN members marching alongside the Pink Pistols in the SF Pride Parade can do anything to dispel the stereotype that gun owners are conservative bigots clinging to their guns and bibles. Not a single person in the crowd is rational or reachable because the parade's for gay folks and it's in SF.

Smith and Wesson M&P 9, the full size. A little larger than than the G19 in terms of barrel length and grip length but has adjustable backstraps which makes for a smaller grip than the G19. My wife didn't like my G19 but really likes her M&P.

I like to suggest 9mm for women, maybe a .40. My current gun of choice is the FN FNP-9 or FNP-40. If I weren't already buying a Browning Hi-Power 9mm, I would be all over this pistol. It is a Browning design and very comfortable. Kind of looks and shoots like a Sig, just at 1/2 the price.

Glad to hear about another positive experience. I'm trying to introduce my neighbor's GF to the local ranges in our area. She just bought a Sig in a .40, but was really taken with my 1911s in Colt and Springfield. It made her feel better that at 5'4" she's not too small to handle a CF pistol. (I'm 5'2" and don't have any problems.)

A Sig P226 or P239 would probably fit her hands just fine. Still it's probably better if she tries as many handguns as possible to see what fits her comfortably. Even some .22's with wooden grips (like Buck Mark) can be a tad wide for the female hand.

+1. I love my Sig 226, though my 1911s fit just fine too.

Glocks (for my small hands) are all too thick and blocky to be comfy to hold and shoot.

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I even find them somewhat blocky and have always considered sending some of my Glocks to Robar to have the grip reduction modification done. I'd like to see and handle one so modified in person though 1st.